Re: Removal of gas sending unit?

Posted by BH On 2008/5/5 11:50:44

I believe there was a special spanner to facilitate removal and installation of the locking ring - though it probably wasn't listed by Packard as a special tool for dealers. The basic design of that locking ring is still in use today, though there have been myriad changes in diameters - and with spanners to match every darned one of them.

However, when the locking ring is not badly rusted, I've removed them by tapping on alternate ears with an old flat-blade screwdriver, driven by a mallet. Of course, you'd want to avoid making any sparks.

About 15 years ago, I found a match to the locking ring and seal on the shelf at the Chevy-Buick store that my dad was working at. Darned if I can find the P/N for them now, but mhy dad felt that GM truck models had still used those same parts for decades after Packard was gone.